Both novelists explore the concept of wealth and money, Jay Gatsby's aim is to present himself as a highly educated individual “It’s a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too- didn't cut the pages” The fact the books are not fake is ironic as they have never been opened but it creates a false illusion. The exclamation mark emphasises how he is impressed with how Gatsby has crafted this persona. It is important for Gatsby to stress this illusion in keeping the false status that he is a well-read oxford man. He has money to buy books, that he hasn't even opened, but this does not make him educated. In Contrast Jess is an avid reader and Goodman heavily sprinkles her literary
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The novel is explicitly concerned with the morality of business. Goodman has coined two Internet start-ups Veritech and ISIS with young people who want to realize their liberal idealism but who in practice experience problems. Goodman explores how each of her character’s view money and how they use it. "it's funny how confusing a few hundred million dollars can be. "What a strange effect money or the idea of money had on people," In terms of the idea of money during the 1990s computer industry had become primarily focused on software development and not so much hardware, this meant there was no physically existing money which meant idealism had taken over. By the early 2000s the reality of the dot com bubble had popped. It was simply an illusion quite like the American Dream in the 1920s. Goodman paints a picture of Jess from the beginning of the novel as the ‘bookworm tree lover type’. who then admits “money never interested her before, but now she wanted it.” By doing this Goodman creates such intrigue into Jess’ character and makes readers question what her motivations of wealth are in the novel. This statement can be related to the theme of money in The Great Gatsby, as money has a strange effect on every character in each novel. In terms of Jay Gatsby as …show more content…
Aspiration is one of the most central themes in The Cookbook Collector and The Great Gatsby. In The Cookbook Collector George, the “Microsoft millionaire” lives in a mansion “the fireplace was manorial and the staircase turned and turned” he appears to have what many would describe as “it all” but yet still George is “constantly disappointed. Dissatisfied”. Emily in The Cookbook Collector is CEO of a major data storage company Veritech that is at its peak. Thousands were trading Veritech stock she was on the path to extortionate success however “all her dreams? Not quite all.” is a clear indication also gives the reader the idea that no one is ever happy with what they have. Similarly, In The Great Gatsby Tom and Daisy originating from Social class and old money. However, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness” They had money, marriage and freedom that gave them all the power they wanted to have others clean up their mess. They had it all yet they are still unhappy and dissatisfied. They “were rich together” but lonely and severely unhappy.
Happiness is only an allusion in the both novels, they all aspire to something maybe both wealth and love but ultimately everyone is dissatisfied with the things they possess and the lives they live. This concept of dissatisfaction is very distinct
The novel is explicitly concerned with the morality of business. Goodman has coined two Internet start-ups Veritech and ISIS with young people who want to realize their liberal idealism but who in practice experience problems. Goodman explores how each of her character’s view money and how they use it. "it's funny how confusing a few hundred million dollars can be. "What a strange effect money or the idea of money had on people," In terms of the idea of money during the 1990s computer industry had become primarily focused on software development and not so much hardware, this meant there was no physically existing money which meant idealism had taken over. By the early 2000s the reality of the dot com bubble had popped. It was simply an illusion quite like the American Dream in the 1920s. Goodman paints a picture of Jess from the beginning of the novel as the ‘bookworm tree lover type’. who then admits “money never interested her before, but now she wanted it.” By doing this Goodman creates such intrigue into Jess’ character and makes readers question what her motivations of wealth are in the novel. This statement can be related to the theme of money in The Great Gatsby, as money has a strange effect on every character in each novel. In terms of Jay Gatsby as …show more content…
Aspiration is one of the most central themes in The Cookbook Collector and The Great Gatsby. In The Cookbook Collector George, the “Microsoft millionaire” lives in a mansion “the fireplace was manorial and the staircase turned and turned” he appears to have what many would describe as “it all” but yet still George is “constantly disappointed. Dissatisfied”. Emily in The Cookbook Collector is CEO of a major data storage company Veritech that is at its peak. Thousands were trading Veritech stock she was on the path to extortionate success however “all her dreams? Not quite all.” is a clear indication also gives the reader the idea that no one is ever happy with what they have. Similarly, In The Great Gatsby Tom and Daisy originating from Social class and old money. However, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness” They had money, marriage and freedom that gave them all the power they wanted to have others clean up their mess. They had it all yet they are still unhappy and dissatisfied. They “were rich together” but lonely and severely unhappy.
Happiness is only an allusion in the both novels, they all aspire to something maybe both wealth and love but ultimately everyone is dissatisfied with the things they possess and the lives they live. This concept of dissatisfaction is very distinct